Re: I want to buy my first Creed, help me out a bit...

Do you want a Creed so that you can tell people you are wearing a Creed? I wore Euphoria the other day and enjoyed it, but that's about as woody as I can tolerate these days. I stick with what I enjoy.

Re: I want to buy my first Creed, help me out a bit...

Originally Posted by Bigsly

Do you want a Creed so that you can tell people you are wearing a Creed? I wore Euphoria the other day and enjoyed it, but that's about as woody as I can tolerate these days. I stick with what I enjoy.

No, I can just percieve the quality of Creed. I have Aventus on my rist right now and you can just tell "this is quality". I actually like Aventus a lot... I just wish it wasn't so fruity smelling.

Re: I want to buy my first Creed, help me out a bit...

Originally Posted by pluran

Bois du Portugal is a woody oriental.

Yes, it is, and I love it. A good one to check out. However:

Originally Posted by MdGrwl

I want something manly but not to mature

BdP is mature. I know...BN faux pas...but it is. So is Ambre Canelle. Other than Original Santal, which is very sweet, I can't think of a Creed oriental that isn't rather "mature." I too recommend looking at other niche houses.

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Re: I want to buy my first Creed, help me out a bit...

You're getting some good suggestions on other houses, so don't ignore those. I like Creeds, but I like those other houses just as much.

Creeds are all going to come off a bit more ornate - but they can be huge compliment-getters when worn right. I was not a big fan of GIT and the other popular millesimes (I'm a TdH guy, like you). HOWEVER, there are some Creeds you should check out if you like warm and woody...

Re: I want to buy my first Creed, help me out a bit...

Not entirely coresponding to your description... only partially... I'd highly suggest a fresh bottle of Original Vetiver. Your "non mature" (which I take to mean "young") fits O. V. particularly well. Freshness predominates, but it has also some understated depth.

I can empathize with your looking for a Creed in particular. No Amouage (except for Homage) that I sniffed can compare in class, in my humble opinion, and some of them actually smell oversweet and cloying. Lyric Man and Jubilation XXY in particular... I can see the "lyricism" in them (as in Noel Coward's "Extraordinary how potent cheap music is" crack), but the "man" is nowhere to be found (not in a narrow, macho understanding of perfumes... however, these really don't even smell unisex, forget male, people will look at you "what's the matter with this guy" and such). Dia and Ciel smell better to me, sample-worthy but that's all.

Lutens are nice compositions, but beware if you have allergies to strong chemical ingredients. I literally coughed for 11 or 12 hours after a sniff of Fleurs de Citronnier, for example.

For the little that's worth, I encourage you to go the Creed way, provided you find the Creed for you. I took many detours and I've always come home (-:

Re: I want to buy my first Creed, help me out a bit...

Originally Posted by Addict

Not entirely coresponding to your description... only partially... I'd highly suggest a fresh bottle of Original Vetiver. Your "non mature" (which I take to mean "young") fits O. V. particularly well. Freshness predominates, but it has also some understated depth.

I can empathize with your looking for a Creed in particular. No Amouage (except for Homage) that I sniffed can compare in class, in my humble opinion, and some of them actually smell oversweet and cloying. Lyric Man and Jubilation XXY in particular... I can see the "lyricism" in them (as in Noel Coward's "Extraordinary how potent cheap music is" crack), but the "man" is nowhere to be found (not in a narrow, macho understanding of perfumes... however, these really don't even smell unisex, forget male, people will look at you "what's the matter with this guy" and such). Dia and Ciel smell better to me, sample-worthy but that's all.

Lutens are nice compositions, but beware if you have allergies to strong chemical ingredients. I literally coughed for 11 or 12 hours after a sniff of Fleurs de Citronnier, for example.

For the little that's worth, I encourage you to go the Creed way, provided you find the Creed for you. I took many detours and I've always come home (-:

he he.. Funny to see how different sight we fragrance lovers have on the niche houses. You can`t be serious when you claim that there is nothing masculine aboute Jubilation xxv. And it must be something wrong with a guy wearing it?? It is undepatable masculine, and one of my most complimented fragrances ever!
-I personaly will place most of the male scents from Amouage over Creed by a wide margin.
I love Creed, and it`s my second favourite house, but the quality on Amouage is (IMO) purely and simply better.. In most situations I must spray 6-7 sprays with Creed to get some projecting and longevity. With Amouage it`s enough with 1-2 sprays, and it last all day long! Amouage also have more luxurious vibes than Creed. But both companies are great!

Re: I want to buy my first Creed, help me out a bit...

^^^ i have both Jubilation and Lyric Man... and about 15 Creeds.

If you define "quality" by "concentration", then yes Amouage is better. But in my opinion its just too much sometimes. True, one spray of Amouage will last longer than 5 sprays of Creed, but that's doesn't make it higher quality. That means there are a ton more synthetic components in Amouage.

That, and Amouage frags smell like they crammed about 1,000 notes together into one insane power-frag.

It's the simplicity of Creed, its focus on nature-based scents, and yes, natural quality components... that put it above Amouage in terms of quality to me.

Re: I want to buy my first Creed, help me out a bit...

I'll also agree that Amouage uses quality ingredients. I am not up to bash the house. (Despite the fact that I have a very low opinion of their customer service, I am not revengeful by nature, as the skeletons in my closet could surely testify, if they could speak). I've actually considered seriously getting Homage, if not for the price. (I would get though Homage in the 3ml version, if it would be available anywhere. It is a really nice fragrance, it smells like very very expensive soap.)

About longevity... even if we disregard attars which are a different category altogether, probably Amouage wins on the average (not if we compare Bois du Portugal with Dia Man, though, to give some extreme example!), but longevity is not a main criterion with me.

By quality I like to refer more to the quality of the experience and of the "accord," rather than to its length. From this point of view, to my subjective nose Creed wins by a mile. (Well, the Creeds which I like, which is to say about half of them all, with a couple I adore.) The "rosy" Amouage Jubilation and Lyric for man border on the unpleasant side for me, in fact, and, while I appreciate Dia's superior subtlety, I could barely like it a bit, while not being attracted by it at all. About Gold: it doesn't only border on unpleasantness.

Re: I want to buy my first Creed, help me out a bit...

Originally Posted by TalkingMuffin

^^^ i have both Jubilation and Lyric Man... and about 15 Creeds.

If you define "quality" by "concentration", then yes Amouage is better. But in my opinion its just too much sometimes. True, one spray of Amouage will last longer than 5 sprays of Creed, but that's doesn't make it higher quality. That means there are a ton more synthetic components in Amouage.

That, and Amouage frags smell like they crammed about 1,000 notes together into one insane power-frag.

It's the simplicity of Creed, its focus on nature-based scents, and yes, natural quality components... that put it above Amouage in terms of quality to me.